Milestones - Part II

Layla Rolls Over

As you moms know, nowadays you're supposed to have your babies do "tummy time" a few times each day so they can practice lifting their necks and they can get stronger. I haven't done this enough with Lilly and Layla so they absolutely hate it. But today I decided we needed to have a few minutes of practice. As soon as I put them on their stomachs, Layla arched her back, curved around, and rolled onto her back!!!!! I couldn't believe it. She rolled over! And I started to cry.

I tried to get her to do it again for the video camera but of course she wouldn't do it. I'll try to get it captured another time.

Aren't they beautiful!? I'm biased I know. (Lilly's on the left, Layla on the right)

Milestones - Part I

First Time to Church
We took the girls to church for the first time on Jan. 25. Lilly slept the whole time and Layla woke just once for a bottle and went back to sleep. It was fun to take Layla to Young Women's, and Lilly went to Priesthood with Doug. These are things I never thought I'd get to experience.

(Layla had tights on too I promise, but this picture was taken a few hours after we got home. And I know, the flowers are a bit big (Doug calls them satellite dishes), but I think they're adorable.)

First Trip to WalMart, Just the 3 of Us
A couple of days ago I finally took the girls to WalMart ... without anyone else with us. For some reason I have avoided taking the girls out alone. It takes so much time for me to prepare just to leave the house. Maybe I'm not organized enough, but before we leave I have to make sure they have both eaten enough, have clean diapers, I need to have pumped recently, etc. etc. and by the time we're ready to leave it seems they're ready to eat again and need their diapers changed again.


Anyway, the trip to WalMart went pretty smoothly, until I got to the checkstand, emptied everything I was going to purchase onto the counter, and realized that I had left my wallet in the truck. The checker let me just put our stuff to the side and run out to the truck for my wallet. Not until we were back in the truck did the girls get grumpy, so we cut short the rest of our trip and headed home.

Out to Lunch
This week we also went to lunch for the first time, with Brittany and Isabella. All three girls were so good and their mommies had a great time.

Christmas 2008

So I'm obviously not so great at finding time to update our blog -- I barely find the time to take a shower each day -- but I'm going to try to be better. I'm also not so good at journaling so maybe I can kill two birds with one stone, as they say, and journal here.

Anyway, here are some pictures from Christmas 2008 -- I know I'm a little late but better late than never.

Sitting: Olivia, Danielle, Dax, Kari, Emi, Adriana, Lilly, Jershon, Layla, Taylor, Gabbi

Standing: Gage, Buddha, Doug, Parker, Ryland

We had a very nice Christmas Eve where we ate Doug's famous fajitas (so delicious) and exchanged presents. Then we went to Aunt Margie's and opened our Christmas Eve presents (pj's).

This of course was our first Christmas with the twins. What fun it is going to be to share Christmas with two little girls. I have so many great memories of Christmases past, and I can't wait to pass on some fun traditions to my little girls.

Here's their first annual picture with their Christmas loot. Aunt Margie went a little crazy with the present-buying.
Layla

Lilly